Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi, on Sunday, suspended commissioners, development centre coordinators, traditional rulers in the Afikpo North and Ivo local government areas of the state, for allegedl
y sabotaging the government’s efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus.
This was contained in a statement on Sunday in Abakaliki by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, who doubles as the acting Commissioner for Human Capital Development and Monitoring, Uchenna Orji. “Ilustratively, the governor was on routine monitoring visit to Afikpo North and Ivo local government areas on May 9, 2020 between the hours of 6.30 pm and 12 midnight and noticed compromises by the public office holders, COVID-19 task force, traditional rulers and town union leaders at the borders and entry points, thereby giving way for the passengers from epicentre states to come into Ebonyi State unchecked.
“While in Ohaozara Local Government Area, the governor observed that the task force did a good job at the borders in the day but at night no one was seen on duty except the Army and a few youths in one location.
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